These are The Best Turkey Trots in San Diego in 2024
If you want to give back to your community and get some movement in before your Thanksgiving feast, a San Diego turkey trot is the event for you.
Turkey Trots are community events that often bring hundreds of people together on Thanksgiving morning for a bit of wellness and movement before the big feast. Better yet, many of them directly benefit local organizations doing good in the community.
So, if you’re looking for an event to help burn off that Thanksgiving feast, here are some of the best San Diego turkey trots this year.
- Encinitas Turkey Trot: This event, which takes place at South Coast Highway 101 and West D Street in Encinitas, kicks off at 7:30 a.m. It directly raises money for both the Veterans Association of North County and the local Boy Scout troop.
- O’Side Turkey Trot: A community centric event that ends at the beach in Oceanside, California. It kicks off at 6:45 a.m., with waves continuing to leave through 10:25 a.m. Proceeds benefit Rady Children’s Hospital.
- Fleet Feet Thanksgiving 5K: This event, which kicks off at the Fleet Feet store near Carmel Valley, raises funds for Molly’s Angels Foundation.
- Father Joe’s Villages Thanksgiving Day 5K: This event raises funds for food programs at Father Joe’s Villages, San Diego’s largest homeless services organization. It kicks off at 7:15 a.m. in Balboa Park.
For other San Diego turkey trots, you can view this article from the San Diego Union-Tribune.
No meal plans for after your run? Check out our guide to the best places to have Thanksgiving dinner in La Jolla.
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